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Flatmates never take out the rubbish...
I've been living in halls for two and a half weeks and I'm the only person who has ever taken out the rubbish in my flat. One of my flatmates (I don't know which) even takes her room-rubbish into the kitchen and just... leaves it there.
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
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Reply 1
Talk to them! Seriously, it will only get worse otherwise. I know it's hard but if you make and effort to talk to them they might want to socialise more and you may find you get on well.
Reply 2
14
leave it to pile up.
Reply 3
14
erk
leave it to pile up.
Agreed, just leave it to pile up.
Reply 4
12
Dude
Agreed, just leave it to pile up.
That ain't the best idea
1. It stinks
2.It attracts insects
3. I don't know if it's the same at your uni, but you have to pay a fine if you leave rubbish, don't clean etc at mine
Reply 5
11
Leigh needs a drink
That ain't the best idea
1. It stinks
2.It attracts insects
3. I don't know if it's the same at your uni, but you have to pay a fine if you leave rubbish, don't clean etc at mine
1. It stinks
2.It attracts insects
3. I don't know if it's the same at your uni, but you have to pay a fine if you leave rubbish, don't clean etc at mine
But even if they have to pay a fine, it would give more reason for them not to let the same thing happen again,
Reply 6
10
When i was in halls we used to have a bin man come and empty the kitchen of rubbish bags every morning.
Where do you have to take your rubbish? Surely its not something thats too hard to do. I suggest talking to your housemates about it as otherwise they're just gonna assume that you'll do it all year.
Where do you have to take your rubbish? Surely its not something thats too hard to do. I suggest talking to your housemates about it as otherwise they're just gonna assume that you'll do it all year.
Reply 7
well in my flat i didnt take the rubbish out all that often - but i was always the one to replace the toilet roll/washing up liquid (took money out of kitty but i was the one to go to the shop), wash the teatowels, i cooked 2 flat meals, stuff like that - so maybe t balances out in other ways? plus i was a very tidy flatmate e.g. always did my washing up the second i was done, never left crumbs, etc. but if it's not like that in your flat then maybe this needs to change...
my friend had a flat much like yours - where he barely saw his flat mates and wasn't friends with them. so he stuck a roat above the bin where someone took responsibility for the bin on a week by week basis. i thought it was a bit odd to do this without discussing it though, because others migh tnot havew agreed with it, and i would be annoyed if someone tried to enforce that on me without asking.
another option is to go and knock on every door in your flat and ask them if they would come to a flat meeting at some time that suits you all (probably 6/7 pm one evening when they dont have other plans). then you can all discuss stuff like getting a kitty, who takes the rubbish out, and any other things that are bothering you. plus it would be nice to see them all at once wouldnt it?
my friend had a flat much like yours - where he barely saw his flat mates and wasn't friends with them. so he stuck a roat above the bin where someone took responsibility for the bin on a week by week basis. i thought it was a bit odd to do this without discussing it though, because others migh tnot havew agreed with it, and i would be annoyed if someone tried to enforce that on me without asking.
another option is to go and knock on every door in your flat and ask them if they would come to a flat meeting at some time that suits you all (probably 6/7 pm one evening when they dont have other plans). then you can all discuss stuff like getting a kitty, who takes the rubbish out, and any other things that are bothering you. plus it would be nice to see them all at once wouldnt it?
Reply 8
12
*Mike*
But even if they have to pay a fine, it would give more reason for them not to let the same thing happen again,
yeh true you could make them suffer which would be funny
, but It would be better just to tell them to take the rubbish out, then you wouldn't have to suffer the stench or insects.Reply 9
10
Another alternative if you have all their email addresses is email them all and ask them to meet somewhere at a set time.
Reply 10
more adventurous
I've been living in halls for two and a half weeks and I'm the only person who has ever taken out the rubbish in my flat. One of my flatmates (I don't know which) even takes her room-rubbish into the kitchen and just... leaves it there.
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
get them all together and have like a meeting or something to say hello.
Or just tell them to sort themselves out!
Reply 11
You could leave a note on the kitchen door.
Reply 12
Leave a note that says get a F*in' grip people!
Reply 13
14
I don't know about you, but I don't think I could live with people like that for a year (that is assuming they don't buckle down and start pulling their weight). Maybe have a word with the admin office to see if you can change flat. Then again, there's a chance you'll end up with similar people so it may not be worth it. Just try talking to your flat mates, hopefully they'll be reasonable.
Reply 14
17
Zoeeee
Talk to them! Seriously, it will only get worse otherwise. I know it's hard but if you make and effort to talk to them they might want to socialise more and you may find you get on well.
I do talk to them. One at a time, anyway. It's just clear that they're not here to make friends. Two of them are American semester-abroad students - one came with her boyfriend so she's constantly with him (I heard them have an argument once: "I came here to be with you, not to go exploring on my own!") and the other hangs out with the other people on her study-abroad programme. Then there are two British students, in their third and fourth years, so I guess they feel they already have enough friends, or something. I went around knocking on everyone's doors at the beginning and I get along with all of them fine but since then, I've rarely seen any of them around.
leave it to pile up.
I have, when the bin has been full, tied up the bag and left it there for a couple of days, trying to hint to someone that they should take it down, but nothing happened (except for one of the girls taking her rubbish bag from her room and putting it on top). But I do like to cook properly and eat my food in the kitchen, so I don't really want to be surrounded by trash.
Reply 15
18
Leave a note in the kitchen
Reply 16
When I moved into my halls, there was a kitchen rota on the notice board giving people jobs to do on certain days. This seems to be the fairest way because everybody gets to do every job.
Although on Monday morning when it was my turn to empty the bin, somebody had already done it for me!
Although on Monday morning when it was my turn to empty the bin, somebody had already done it for me!
Reply 17
wicker_man
When I moved into my halls, there was a kitchen rota on the notice board giving people jobs to do on certain days. This seems to be the fairest way because everybody gets to do every job.
Although on Monday morning when it was my turn to empty the bin, somebody had already done it for me!
Although on Monday morning when it was my turn to empty the bin, somebody had already done it for me!
No, rotas are silly. It just means that when something needs done, it stays needing done until the person on the rota is around.
Reply 18
12
Get a whiteboard and pin it up in the kitchen. Then write on it saying "i will buy whoever leaves the rubbish out a beer". maybe someone will take you up on your offer - then they take out the rubbish and you get them to go out with you! success!
Reply 19
no hero in her sky
I've been living in halls for two and a half weeks and I'm the only person who has ever taken out the rubbish in my flat. One of my flatmates (I don't know which) even takes her room-rubbish into the kitchen and just... leaves it there.
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
I know, "talk to them." But my flatmates aren't, erm, the most sociable people in the world. None of them use the kitchen (except to use the microwave or throw rubbish away), so we've NEVER all been together at once. Actually, I've never seen more than one of them at a time.
So how do I address this issue?
Meh. I take out the rubbish for my flat, but I don't seem to do my fair share of washing up so I don't mind
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